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And in February, 1893, tne following resolution 

 was received from the St. Johns Committee : 



"That this representative Committee will under- 

 take to provide two suitable buildings which 

 may be used as hospitals by the Mission to 

 Deep Sea Fishermen, should the Council of the 

 Mission signify their intention to continue 

 their operations on the coast of Labrador, and 

 the Committee will heartily co-operate in any 

 other way that the Council of the Society 

 may suggest. 



" That a copy of the foregoing resolution be 

 forwarded to Dr. Grenfell for the information 

 of the Society. 



U T. O'BRIEN, Governor, Chairman. 

 " M. MONROE, Secretary" 



The council of the Mission replied that they were 

 prepared to fit out a second expedition, and to under- 

 take the working of the two hospitals. 



During the rest of February, March, and April 

 the captain of the Albert and myself held meetings 

 in various towns, in the endeavour to raise money 

 to carry on the work. Meanwhile we sent out 

 directions for the fitting up of the house given by 

 Mr. Baine Grieve at Battle Harbour, and also plans 

 for a wooden hospital, to be built in sections in St. 

 Johns, for transference to Indian Harbour, at the 

 entrance to Eskimo Bay, one hundred and eighty 

 miles further north. 



